He said he doesn’t wish to talk to me anymore, I should mind my own business. This broke me, emotionally. His friends tried convincing him, that I am not the one who is positive and my father’s HIV status is nowhere related to me as a person.

Sample this: Class X biology textbook in Kerala says that HIV spreads via premarital or extramarital sex. It seems as though a moral science lecture was gently slipped into the biology textbooks? But then this is India, so are we really surprised? Published by the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT), the error […]

If being HIV positive wasn’t traumatizing enough, a Pune-based woman lost her job too three years ago for the same reason. Now, she has finally got her job back after the labour court ordered the company to reinstate her. The employer has been ordered to provide her wages for the period when she was jobless. The company […]

HIV AIDS is still a taboo topic in India. While medical science is doing a lot to empower those affected by the disease, there is still a long way to go. A research, conducted in the UK by Terence Higgins Trust, found that women get the least amount of HIV services available. The focus is […]

Jayanta Kalita‘s new book “I Am HIV Positive. So What?” chronicles the incredible story of Pradipkumar Singh, an HIV-positive person who mended his failing health, overcame psychological trauma, fought stigma and discrimination to become an international bodybuilding champion. We speak to the Delhi-based journalist about how he came to uncover such a fascinating story. Why […]

Being HIV positive and living a full life isn’t a crime. People get curious. She laughs graciously. Let’s hear it from Jyoti Dhawale. Jyoti, Tell us in details about your journey from the beginning. Since when and why you thought of becoming an HIV Activist. I am the daughter of an Air Force officer, and come […]

For a very long time, we tended to avoid talking openly about sex, but with the launch of a free condom store by a global charity on April 26, the taboo appears to be on its way out. In a bid to spread awareness around HIV and AIDS, people in India now have access to “free condom delivery service”.

Suniti Solomon set up India’s first voluntary counselling and testing centre for AIDS. On World Aids Day, we take a look at her at the “AIDS doctor of Chennai”.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the use of self-test kits to make HIV diagnosis easier. The device gives results within 15 minutes with 99.7 per cent accuracy.

Here are some important questions on sexual health that every woman should ask their doctor.